£10.00

Fragrant white flowers appear in late spring among glossy, aromatic, dark green leaves. This handsome, compact and easy-to-grow shrub is a valuable garden mainstay for a protected site in sun or part shade, although in shade it may not flower.

Type

• Shrubs

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Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Contemporary style garden
• Containers
• Mediterranean style garden

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Evergreen
• Winter interest
• Attractive to bees
• Scented foliage
• Scented flowers

Care instructions

Grow in any fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Prune established plants in spring immediately after flowering, removing 25-30cm of the flowered stems. This encourages a second flush of flowers in late-summer and autumn

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 250cm

Eventual spread: 250cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline